Fortified Regions
22 June 1941 |
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Fortified Region
(Commander) |
Military District, Army | Front (km) | Depth (km) | Number of bunkers | Separate Mixed Artillery / Machine-Gun Battalions |
Separate Battalions |
Separate Companies |
Others |
21 Kingisepp Fortified Region [1]
(MAJ V.A. Kotik) |
Leningrad MD | 70 | 2 | 89 | 263 | ? | ? | — |
22 Karelian Fortified Region [1]
(MG M.A. Popov) |
Leningrad MD | 80 | 2-5 | 196 | 39, 40, 154 (+six planned) | 147 Signal
125 Engineer |
228 Truck | — |
23 Murmansk Fortified Region
(COL D.J. Krasilnikov) |
Leningrad MD,
14 Army |
85 | 5 | 12 (+30 building) |
7, 15, 47 (+two planned) | 278 Signal
289 Engineer |
229 Truck | — |
25 Pskov Fortified Region [1]
(MAJ V.M. Korunkov) |
Leningrad MD | 85 | 2—5 | 147 | 61, 152, 153, 154 | ? | ? | — |
26 Sortavala Fortified Region
(COL A.P. Petrov) |
Leningrad MD,
7 Army |
175 | 4—5 | 10 (+30 building) |
246 (+ten planned) | ? | ? | — |
27 Kexholm Fortified Region
(COL P.A. Artushenko) |
Leningrad MD,
23 Army |
80 | 5—15 | ? | (four planned) | ? | ? | — |
28 Vyborg Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Leningrad MD,
23 Army |
150 | 4—5 | 44 (+130 building) | 29, 247, 249 | ? | ? | — |
29 (Hanko) Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Leningrad MD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
41 Libava Fortified Region
(Division commissar S.P. Nikolayev) |
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
42 Siauliai Fortified Region
(COL N.S. Devi) |
Baltic Special MD,
8 Army |
90 | 5—16 | 27 (+403 building) | 165, 166, 167 [4], 171, 173, 176 | 515 Artillery | 263 Signal
21 Engineer 69 Battery |
|
44 Kaunas Fortified Region
(MG S.G. Gorachev) |
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army |
106 | 5—16 | 31 (+599 building) | 131, 143, 147, 177 [4], 151, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 175 | 514 Artillery
517 Artillery |
262 Signal
19 Engineer |
— |
45 Windau Fortified Region
(COL Gerasimov) |
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
46 Telsiai Fortified Region
(COL Sushchenko) |
Baltic Special MD,
8 Army |
75 | 5—16 | 23 (+366 building) | 174 [4], 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 189 | 518 Artillery | 264 Signal
20 Engineer 73 Battery, 75 Battery |
|
48 Alytus Fortified Region
(COL F.P. Ozerov [6]) |
Baltic Special MD,
11 Army |
57 | 5—16 | 20 (+273 building) | 178, 180 [4], 182, 184, 186 | — | 265 Signal
22 Engineer 74 Battery |
|
58 Sebezh Fortified Region [1]
( ? ) |
Western Special MD | 65 | 2—5 | (+63 building) | 257, ? | ? | ? | — |
61 Polotsk Fortified Region [1]
(MAJ A.I. Yegorov) |
Western Special MD | 55 | 2 | 202 | 25 [3], 133 [2], 156 | ? | 232 Signal | — |
62 Brest Fortified Region
(MG M.I. Puzyrov) |
Western Special MD,
4 Army |
120 | 5—6 | 128 (+380 building) | 16, 17 [3], 18, 130, 132 [4], 137 [2] plus 75, 77, 83 Company | ? | 345 Signal
18 Engineer |
— |
63 Minsk Fortified Region [1]
(COL S.F. Palkov) |
Western Special MD | 160 | 1—2 | 206 | 101, 102 [3], 134, 136 [4] | ? | ? | 18 Fortress Artillery Platoon
16 Signal Platoon nine antitank platoons |
64 Zambrow Fortified Region
(COL N.A. Berdnikov) |
Western Special MD | 70 | 5—6 | 53 (+550 building) | 12, 14, 62, 93, 124 [3], 122, 123, 125 [4], 129 [2]; plus 74 Company | ? | 49 Signal
16 Engineer 66 Battery, 68 Battery |
|
65 Mozyr Fortified Region [1]
(MAJ I.M. Maksimeyko) |
Western Special MD | 128 | 1—2 | 155 | 33 [2], 138 [4], 214 | ? | ? | 17 Signal Platoon,
two fortress artillery platoons, one mortar platoon |
66 Osovets Fortified Region
(COL S.N. Drolin) |
Western Special MD,
10 Army |
60 | 5—6 | 59 (+594 building) | 13, 92, 95, 104 [3], 109, 112 [4], 119, 121 [2] | ? | 239 Signal
17 Engineer 65 Battery, 67 Battery, 70 Battery, 72 Battery |
|
67 Slutsk Fortified Region [1]
(COL N.N. Denisov) |
Western Special MD | 70 | 3—5 | (129 building) | 163 [3] | ? | ? | — |
68 Grodno Fortified Region
(COL N.P. Ivanov) |
Western Special MD,
3 Army |
80 | 5—6 | 98 (+606 building) | 9, 10, 43, 45, 70 [3], 84 [3], 89, 91 [3], 94 [5] | 513 Artillery
516 Artillery |
232 Signal
15 Engineer |
— |
1 Kiev Fortified Region [1]
(COL G.J. Chernov) |
Kiev Special MD | 85 | 3 | 217 | 12, 28, 161, 163 | 409 Engineer | ? | — |
2 Vladimir-Volyn Fortified Region
(COL J.Z. Karamanov) |
Kiev Special MD,
5 Army |
60 | 5—6 | 97 (+147 building) | 19, 20, 145, 146 | 85 Artillery,
92 Artillery [7] |
23 Engineer | — |
3 Letichevsk Fortified Region [1]
(BG A.I. Yakimovich) |
Kiev Special MD | 125 | 2—4 | 363 | 24, 27, 37 | 525 Signal | 33 Engineer
214 Truck |
— |
4 Strumilovsky Fortified Region
(MG F.N. Matyki) |
Kiev Special MD,
6 Army |
45 | 5—6 | 84 (+180 building) | 25, 42, 44, 140, 230 | 896 Signal
241 Engineer |
24 Engineer | — |
5 Korostensk Fortified Region [1]
(… Ivanov) |
Kiev Special MD | 185 | 1—3 | 455 | 38, 46, 48, 49 | ? | ? | — |
6 Rava-Russian Fortified Region
(COL F.S. Sysoyev) |
Kiev Special MD,
6 Army |
90 | 5—6 | 95 (+306 building) | 21, 36, 141, 190, 192 | ? | 47 Signal
25 Engineer 76 Battery, 78 Battery, 80 Battery |
|
7 Novograd-Volyn Fortified Region [1]
(LTC F.N. Mikhalov) |
Kiev Special MD | 115 | 1—2 | 261 | 61, 86 | 253 Engineer | 196 Signal
208 Truck |
— |
8 Peremyshl Fortified Region
(COL D.I. Masluk) |
Kiev Special MD,
26 Army |
120 | 4—5 | 99 (+186 building) | 52, 150, 195 | ? | 210 Signal
26 Engineer |
— |
9 Kovel Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Kiev Special MD | 80 | 5—6 | (138 building) | 47, 201 | ? | ? | — |
10 Kamenetz-Podolsk Fortified Region
(COL S.S. Safronov) |
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army |
60 | 3—5 | 158 | 39, 148, 149 | 526 Signal
287 Engineer |
240 Truck | — |
11 Chernovitsk Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army |
? | ? | ? | 209, 216, 218 | ? | ? | — |
12 Mogilev-Yampolsk Fortified Region [1]
(COL S.A. Ignatev) |
Kiev Special MD,
12 Army |
140 | 4 | 276 | 40, 50 | 135 Signal
153 Engineer |
240 Truck [8] | — |
14 Starokostiantyniv Fortified Region [1]
( ? ) |
Kiev Special MD | 65 | 5 | (58 building) | 29, 142 | ? | ? | — |
15 Shepetovsk Fortified Region [1]
(COL F.K. Pugachov) |
Kiev Special MD | 110 | 4—5 | (137 building) | 237 | ? | ? | — |
16 Ostropolsk Fortified Region [1]
( ? ) |
Kiev Special MD | 50 | 3—5 | (89 building) | 242 | 9 Tank | ? | — |
17 Izyaslav Fortified Region [1]
(COL L.V. Kosonogov) |
Kiev Special MD | 45 | 2—5 | (62 building) | 238 | ? | ? | — |
80 Rybnitsk Fortified Region [1]
(MG A.I. Ryzhov) |
Odessa MD,
9 Army |
120 | 3 | 236 | 58, 59, 72, 73, 110 | ? | ? | Possibly also 381 Artillery Regiment |
81 Danube Fortified Region
(COL I.T. Zamertsev) |
Odessa MD,
9 Army |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
82 Tiraspol Fortified Region [1]
(COL G.M. Kochenov) |
Odessa MD,
9 Army |
259 | 4 | 318 | 64, 65, 66, 74 | 150 Signal [9]
138 Engineer |
125 Truck | 45 Cavalry Platoon
Possibly also 397 Artillery Regiment |
83 Odessa Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Odessa MD | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
84 Upper Prut Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Odessa MD,
9 Army |
75 | 5—6 | (7 building) | 244 (+ ten) | ? | ? | — |
86 Lower Prut Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Odessa MD,
9 Army |
77 | 5—6 | (8 building) | 245 (+ seventeen) | ? | ? | — |
51 Batumi-AkhalkalakiFortified Region
(COL A.P. Pronin) |
Transcaucasus MD | ? | ? | ? | 71, 82, 127, 128 [10] | 150 Signal
138 Engineer |
376 Truck
Possibly also 549 Signal and 10 Engineer |
— |
55 Leninakan Fortified Region
(COL A.V. Fedotov) |
Transcaucasus MD | ? | ? | ? | 80, 83, 119, 134 | 581 Signal
? Engineer |
377 Truck | — |
Yerevan Fortified Position
( ? ) |
Transcaucasus MD | ? | ? | ? | (fifteen planned) | ? | ? | — |
31 Daurskiy Fortified Region
(BG V.S. Viktorov) |
Transbaikal MD | ? | ? | ? | 70, 84, 85 | 69 Artillery
131 Signal 142 Engineer |
71 Truck | — |
32 Transbaikal Fortified Region [11]
(COL V.A. Samsonov) |
Transbaikal MD | ? | ? | ? | 67, 68, 88 | 87 Artillery
297 Signal ? Engineer |
? | — |
101 Blagoveshchensk Fortified Region
(MG N.A. Kichayev) |
Far East Front, 2 Army |
? | ? | ? | 6, 100, 135, 144 | 68 Signal
70 Engineer |
232 Truck | — |
102 Ust-Sungari Fortified Region
(MG N.M. Pozharskiy) |
Far East Front, 15 Army |
? | ? | ? | 16, 22, 77, 121 | 111 Signal
146 Engineer |
81 Truck | — |
103 Lower-Amur Fortified Region
(LTC I.Y. Amurskiy) |
Far East Front | ? | ? | ? | 76, 114 | 37 mortar | 15 Signal | — |
104 De-Kastri Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Far East Front | ? | ? | ? | 23, 26, 29, 106 | 298 Engineer | 369 Signal | — |
105 Grodekovo Fortified Region
(COL A.A. Myshkin) |
Far East Front, 1 Army |
? | ? | ? | 90, 104, 108 | 116 Signal
130 Engineer |
23 Truck | — |
106 Poltava Fortified Region
(MG V.A. Belonogov) |
Far East Front, 25 Army |
? | ? | ? | 30, 98, 104 | 121 Signal
134 Engineer |
? | — |
107 Barabashsk Fortified Region
(MG P.A. Mamaye) |
Far East Front, 25 Army |
? | ? | ? | 78, 81, 139 | 125 Signal
143 Engineer |
234 Truck | — |
108 Posiet Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Far East Front, 25 Army |
? | ? | ? | 64, 79, 103, 115 | 236 Engineer | 1440 Signal
19 Engineer 226 Truck |
— |
109 Iman Fortified Region
(COL I.A. Gusev) |
Far East Front | ? | ? | ? | 251, 252, 253 | 323 Signal
272 Engineer |
20 Engineer
227 Truck |
— |
110 Slavic Fortified Region
(COL M.V. Alimov) |
Far East Front, 25 Army |
? | ? | ? | 65, 66, 105, 116 | ? | 2 Engineer | — |
111 Shufansk Fortified Region
(LTC I.G. Meshkov) |
Far East Front, 25 Army |
? | ? | ? | 65, 96, 99, 117 | ? | 184 Signal
3 Engineer |
— |
? Ust-Bureya Fortified Region
( ? ) |
Far East Front, 2 Army |
? | ? | ? | 254, 255, 256 | 383 Signal | 31 Engineer | — |
Fortified Region
(Commander) |
Military District, Army | Front (km) | Depth (km) | Number of bunkers | Separate Mixed Artillery / Machine-Gun Battalions |
Separate Battalions |
Separate Companies |
Others |